Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.
Make no boast for thyself of the coming day; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's vexation is heavier than both.
A stone hath heaviness, and the sand, weight; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Fury hath its cruelty, and anger its overwhelming power; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
Better is open reproof than concealed love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but deceptive are the kisses of an enemy.
7 The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
The satisfied soul treadeth under foot fine honey; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.
As a bird that wandereth away from her nest, so is a man that wandereth away from his place.
9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so too the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Oil and perfume cause the heart to rejoice, and so do the sweet words of a friend more than one's own counsel.
10 Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.
Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, thou must not forsake; but into thy brother's house enter not on the day of thy calamity: better is a near neighbor than a distant brother.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
Become wise, my son, and cause my heart to rejoice, that I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself. The simple pass on, and suffer for it.
The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
13 Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge who is surety for a strange woman.
Take his garment, for he became surety for a stranger; and on account of an alien woman take a pledge of him.
14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be considered a curse to him.
When one saluteth his friend with a loud voice, when rising early in the morning, it will be counted a curse to him.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16 He who would restrain her restrains the wind, and his right hand encounters oil.
He that would conceal her might conceal the wind, and as [fragrant] oil on his right hand, which would betray itself.
17 Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Iron is sharpened by iron: so doth a man sharpen himself on the countenance of his friend.
18 He who keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it, and he who regards his master shall be honored.
Whoso guardeth the fig-tree will eat its fruit: so he that watcheth over his master will be honored.
19 As in water face is to face, so the heart of a man is to a man.
As the water [showeth] to the face the [reflected] face: so doth the heart of man show itself to man.
The nether world and the place of corruption are never satisfied: so are the eyes of man never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
[As] the fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: so is a man [proved] according to his praise.
22 Though thou should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Though thou shouldst pound the fool in a mortar, in the midst of grains of wheat with a pestle: still would his folly not depart from him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Endeavor to know well the appearance of thy flocks, direct thy attention to thy herds;
24 For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?
For property endureth not for ever, nor doth the crown remain for all generations.
25 The hay is carried, and the tender grass shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
When the grass is past, young verdure showeth itself, and then are gathered the herbs of the mountains.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the cost of the field.
The sheep are for thy clothing, and he-goats are the purchase-price of a field.
27 And then will be goats' milk enough for thy food; for the food of thy household, and maintenance for thy maidens.
And thou wilt have enough of goats' milk for thy food, for the food of thy household, and the support for thy maidens.
